In the days following the announcement, many of the Kansas City brewery’s most loyal fans experienced a roller coaster of emotions that ranged from shock, anger and sadness to acceptance and cautious optimism.

Now, Esquire magazine has a message for Boulevard fans who are still upset over what they consider the loss of their hometown brewery:

“If I were a Kansas City local, I’d be stoked the world will soon get to try the pride of my town,” Goldfarb, a fan of Boulevard beer, writes. “And if you aren’t, I’ll gladly drink any Love Childs you’re now disgusted by.”

Goldfarb, of course, was referencing Boulevard’s Smokestack Series sour beer,